Fifth man charged with Tower Hamlets murder

A fifth man will appear in court charged with the murder of Joshua McLean in Tower Hamlets.

Shanoor Ahmed – 38 (04.04.86) of Russia Lane, E2 will appear in custody at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 14 October charged with murder.

Ahmed was arrested on Saturday, 12 October.

Four people have previously appeared in court charged with Joshua’s murder.

They are:

Nefur Miah, 36 (06.04.88), of Redmans Road E1;
Muhammed Ismail Ali, 37 (02.10.87), of Marlborough Road RM7;
Simeon Oliver-Stewart, 30 (15.01.94), of Clevedon Close N16;
Muhammad Abbas, 22 (21.07.02) of Bradford Road, Kirklees.

All four defendants will appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, 17 December.

The investigation, led by detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, was launched after Joshua, 31, was fatally shot on Tuesday, 6 August in Weavers Fields, Wilmot Street, E2.